Where is the best place to go for the best alcohol rehab Weston has to offer, or the top Weston opioid treatment program? If you are searching for a drug rehab, Weston has many, but only one concierge addiction doctor provides the best possible addiction treatment in Weston, Fl.
Is there an addiction rehabilitation center for Weston residents and visitors? What about a Weston rehab alternative?
The best rehab alternative for people interested in quitting opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other drugs, is a private concierge addiction treatment program. For Weston residents, modern telemedicine technology makes it possible to see Dr. Leeds in Fort Lauderdale via video Telehealth conferencing.
If you are trying to reduce your alcohol consumption, due to gray area drinking and binging, you may be interested in The Sinclair Method. The Sinclair Method, or TSM, is a harm reduction method that uses naltrexone to help people quickly reduce their alcohol intake.
For benzodiazepine dependence, there is the Ashton Method, based on the Ashton Manual. Dr. Leeds can help patients to taper gradually and safely. It is possible to taper off of benzos after taking them for many years.
Opioid dependence is particularly challenging for many people, because there is both a physical dependence, and often a psychological dependence to address. Medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine-type medications, such as Suboxone, ZubSolv, Subutex, Sublocade, and Brixadi can make the process of quitting opioids possible, with minimal discomfort.
If you live in Weston, and you want to quit taking pain pills, such as oxycodone (Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicoden), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), and others, or even heroin/fentanyl, Dr. Leeds can help. Medication assisted treatment, combined with counseling, therapy, and coaching can make all the difference.
Are you looking for quality addiction treatment with a private physician who is currently working with Weston residents? Dr. Leeds provides premium concierge medical care, coaching, and counseling for people in Weston who want to achieve the best possible brain health and brain performance. If you want to overcome addiction and work towards success and fulfillment, please contact us for more information.
Weston, Florida is a planned community that was founded in the 1990s. Weston is characterized by manmade lakes, gated communities, golf courses, and shopping centers. The city has a quiet, small town atmosphere, with neighborhoods where children play in the streets and in the parks, and families go for walks together along the many walking paths, set against a background of planted trees and well-groomed landscaping.
When Weston was founded, it was designed and built by the Arvida corporation, which was a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation at the time. Disney now has a relatively new planned community, just outside of Disney World, known as Celebration. In some ways, Weston is the original Disney planned community, a precursor to Celebration.
For people who live and work in the busy South Florida area, with a level of traffic and crime that may make some families uncomfortable, Weston is a throwback to an earlier time, when traffic wasn’t so bad, and people felt comfortable taking evening walks.
Dr. Leeds , follows a comprehensive and holistic treatment approach that focuses on you, the patient. Our long-term scientifically based, medically proven treatments are designed to help you, or a loved one, to beat addiction.
We are a well-established, successful medical practice serving patients in and around Miami and Miami-Dade County, as well as Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, and all of Palm Beach County. We also serve areas surrounding Stuart and Port Saint Lucie. If you’re located locally, we’re ideally placed to give you easy access to treatment when you need an urgent appointment.
Here are some of the services provided by Mark Leeds, D.O. in his Fort Lauderdale, Broward County office.
What are the signs of alcohol withdrawal? The signs and symptoms may include shakes, sweats, irritability, nausea, agitation, headaches, and insomnia. Seizures are also possible.
Alcohol detox is often necessary for people quitting alcohol consumption cold turkey. Medical supervision is required, whether the person quitting drinking goes to an inpatient detox or detoxes at home.
When a person crosses the line to becoming a full blown alcoholic, they will drink until they experience a blackout, then wake up with a hangover in the morning. To alleviate the hangover, the drinker then consumes some more alcohol to make it go away.
Drinking to get rid of a hangover is called eating the tail of the dog. When a person reaches this stage of drinking around the clock, it is time for serious medical intervention and psychotherapy to address issues that led the person to the drinking patterns that led to this stage.
Gray area drinkers, on the other hand, do very well with medical treatment with a private doctor. Concierge medical alcohol reduction therapy is a phone call away.
If you experience regular drinking binges, but alcohol has not completely taken over your life, you may be a gray area drinker. Consider medical treatment with naltrexone, also known as The Sinclair Method (TSM), which is a method that helps you to reduce your drinking over time.
While Weston is a bit quieter, and more peaceful than many South Florida cities, there is still the potential for stress and anxiety. People can experience anxiety and anxiety disorders anywhere, no matter where they live.
Doctors in the past often prescribed their patients benzodiazepines for long-term use, such as Valium, Xanax, Ativan, or Klonopin. They also prescribed benzos for sleep, such as Restoril, Halcion, or Dalmane.
More recently, doctors are hesitant to continue prescribing benzodiazepines for ongoing, long-term use. The experts are now concerned about adverse effects from use of benzos over many years. Even dementia is thought to be a possible consequence for some people.
So, how does someone who has developed a physical dependence on a benzo break away from it? Fortunately, there are protocols that doctors can use to help their patients taper safely and gradually off of benzos.
For example, Dr. Heather Ashton developed the Ashton Protocol from her famous manual, which is used by doctors around the world to get patients off of unnecessary benzodiazepines. Additionally, there are updated variations on this method which are even more effective.
Substance abuse due to a substance use disorder is a medical condition that can be treated by an experienced doctor.
There are medical treatments that can be effective in reducing stimulant cravings, including crystal meth, cocaine, crack, and others.
Opioid and opiate addiction are treatable conditions. Medication-assisted treatments have excellent outcomes.
Benzodiazepine dependence can be treated with medical attention. For more information on benzo dependence treatment in Miami, please contact our office.
Concierge medicine is what you would expect to find at every corner in the city of Weston. Weston is known to be a somewhat exclusive community, with the finest amenities. Unfortunately, while there is an abundance of healthcare providers, you will not find many concierge clinics.
In addition to a lack of concierge facilities, there are few, if any addiction treatment services in Weston, let alone any concierge addiction treatment services. Years ago, there was an addiction treatment facility within the Weston city boundaries, but it has been closed for quite some time.
Part of the difficulty in finding addiction treatment programs is the issue of what they call NIMBY, or “not in my backyard.” No matter how fancy the addiction treatment program is, residents of the community have a bias against people with substance use disorders, and they do not want them gathering near their homes.
Fortunately, it is possible to find the best in medical concierge addiction treatment in Weston by working with a top concierge addiction doctor. Telehealth services make it possible to see the doctor from the privacy of your own home.
Another alternative is to make a short trip by car into Fort Lauderdale, and see a concierge addiction treatment doctor in person. Either way, Weston residents do have access to the best that concierge addiction treatment has to offer. For more information on available VIP treatment programs, please contact Dr. Leeds.
As you can imagine, there are no Subutex addiction clinics in Weston. Opiate addiction treatment is available, but not at a physical clinic. Again, the best way to gain access to top quality Subutex therapy is to work with a local telemedicine Subutex doctor.
How is Subutex used for treating opiate addiction? Subutex is a special tablet that absorbs under the tongue. It is important not to chew or swallow the tablet. It is simply placed under the tongue, and it will dissolve within a few minutes.
Subutex contains the prescription medication, buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is a special type of drug that is known as a mixed partial agonist/antagonist. It works in a very unique way, blocking opioid receptors, and at the same time, only partially activating the receptor.
Suboxone is available in a sublingual film or sublingual tablet. Either way, the Suboxone strip or tablet is placed under the tongue to dissolve.
Naloxone is an additional ingredient added to Suboxone as an abuse deterrent. It is not active when patients take Suboxone as directed.
What do Weston residents who take Suboxone do about Suboxone side effects? What do they do if they have Suboxone constipation, Suboxone insomnia, or even Suboxone sweating?
Some patients may rush off to the Cleveland Clinic emergency department for evaluation. However, just because Weston has the prestigious Cleveland Clinic hospital does not mean it is the best place for Suboxone patients.
If you are experiencing Suboxone side effects or adverse reactions, it is important to contact your Suboxone doctor first. However, if a sign or symptom is serious, and seems to be an emergency, then, of course, it is appropriate to call for emergency services.
As mentioned above, Weston did once have an in-house drug and alcohol rehab. In fact Weston’ drug rehab also offered Narcotics Anonymous 12-step meetings to the public.
Unfortunately, the Weston in-house drug and alcohol rehab is no longer open. I doubt that another drug or alcohol rehab would be able to get permission to open in Weston.
Yet, Weston residents do have access to rehab alternatives, including holistic rehab alternatives, that provide the best addiction treatment available, but without the traditional residential rehab setting.
In-house rehab is not always the best solution. Many rehabs do not provide state-of-the-art medical care for addiction treatment. They often prefer outdated abstinence-based treatments that do not allow for proven medical therapies to be used.
I recommend that Weston residents consider in-house rehab alternatives first, before committing to the idea of an inpatient rehabilitation program. Call Dr. Leeds for more information on rehab alternatives and detox alternatives.
Again, due to the NIMBY issue, you are unlikely to find available sober living homes in Weston, or halfway houses in Weston. However, there are many halfway houses in Broward County, so you can access sober living from Weston with a short drive.
What is a sober living home? For people who are completing a rehab program, they are often not quite ready to go back to their previous living arrangements. The sober home provides a transitional home-alternative.
Most sober homes, or halfway houses, have two residents per room. There are homes that only allow one gender, and then there are homes that allow both men and women.
Medical treatment for opioid addiction and medical therapy for excessive alcohol consumption works so well that, in many cases, rehab and sober living are not necessary. However, it is good to know that it is available when needed.
Low Dose Naltrexone is a premium service that is quite popular amongst the residents of Weston who may suffer with chronic pain issues from autoimmune disorders or other conditions. Low Dose Naltrexone, or LDN, uses the addiction treatment drug, Naltrexone, but at much lower dosages.
In order to get such low dosages of naltrexone, a compounding pharmacy is required. Fortunately, Weston is home to one of the best compound pharmacies in the area. There should be no difficulty in having your custom LDN prescription filled by an expert Weston compounding pharmacist.
LDN is available in dosages from 0.5mg up to 6mg. This is compared to standard naltrexone dosages used for addiction treatment, which range from 25mg up to 100mg.
For more information on LDN and how to get started, please contact Dr. Leeds.
Residents of Weston may believe that no one in Weston goes to a methadone maintenance clinic for opiate addiction treatment. That is, if they think about methadone at all.
Yet, the fact is that there are certainly people who live in Weston who go to the methadone clinic every day. While there are no methadone clinics in Weston, there are several within driving distance.
Of course, going to a methadone clinic in Pompano or Miami, every single day, driving from Weston would not be pleasant. Methadone maintenance clients must attend their clinic every single day. With South Florida traffic, this is a significant inconvenience.
Fortunately, there is a good alternative available to methadone for Weston residents who would like to stay home and sleep in on their day off. The current gold standard of opioid addiction treatment, which is superior in most cases to methadone, is buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is the active ingredient in Suboxone.
Instead of going to the methadone clinic every morning, dealing with angry and suspicious nurses who treat patients with disrespect, the recovering opioid dependent Weston patient now has the alternative to see a private doctor via Suboxone telemedicine therapy sessions, weekly, or even monthly.
Do Weston residents know what it is like to go through opioid and opiate withdrawal? The symptoms are very unpleasant, though there is medical treatment to make opioid withdrawal more tolerable.
While you might think that a person withdrawing from opiates would not likely reside in Weston, you might be surprised. People who use opioids come from all walks of life. In fact, many are successful in business, and do very well professionally, while struggling with an opioid addiction.
For example, the well-known author and activist, David Poses, was a successful advertising professional, working at some of the top agencies, during his active addiction. His best-selling book, “the weight of air,” tells the story of how he thrived in his professional life, while struggling with his addiction.
Doctors, lawyers, business owners, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists are all examples of professions where people have continued working at their profession while actively using opioids addictively. Medication-assisted treatment has also helped people in all of these professions to overcome their opioid addiction.
So, if a Weston resident is going through opioid or opiate withdrawal, they should be aware that there is medical treatment that can help. There are meds, such as methadone and buprenorphine. There is also Lucemyra, a newly approved medication that helps to alleviate the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
For more information on Lucemyra and other off-label drugs used for treating opioid and opiate withdrawal, please contact Dr. Leeds.
Oxycodone and Oxycontin are opioid drugs that found their way into nearly every community in America, during the height of the opioid epidemic and pill mill problem. Additionally, these opioid medications are used legitimately in hospitals and pain clinics on a regular basis.
Oxycodone withdrawal and detox is available for opioid dependent people who live in Weston, Florida. Even people who are not addicted to oxycodone, but have taken it for pain for a long time, become physically dependent on the drug. This means that they get physically sick when they try to stop oxycodone, cold turkey.
If you are interested in oxycodone detox services, and how to overcome oxycodone dependence and oxycodone addiction, please call Dr. Leeds or send a message with this website’s contact form.
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Are you looking for VIP drug rehabilitation and treatment centers in Weston, Florida? For the best in VIP treatment to help you overcome opioid addiction, alcohol addiction or gray area drinking, or benzodiazepine dependence, consider going with a concierge addiction treatment doctor.
Concierge doctors provide the best in VIP treatment, by being available 24/7, by text, email, and voice call. If you think of a question, contact your doctor any time.
And, when you have visits with your doctor, there is no rush. Take your time and talk as long as is necessary. VIP Drug Rehabilitation and treatment should involve a concierge doctor taking the time to listen to your concerns with empathy, and without judgement.
Weston is a quiet place, with many family homes, placed neatly amongst lakes and parks. Children play in the streets, by the community pools, and at the parks.
For Weston residents interested in mindfulness and meditation, many can look to their own backyards for a place of peace, quiet. Sitting with the sounds of birds, and the soft breeze, blowing the leaves of the trees, you can sit, close your eyes, and take a moment of quiet reflection.
Mindfulness is a proven technique to help people stay on the path of recovery from addiction. Being aware of your feelings, thoughts, and of the present moment can make all of the difference.
How do you learn to meditate? There are centers in Weston and nearby that teach formal meditation technique. Or, you can use an app, or soundtrack of a guided meditation program. Simply put on your headphones and play the track.
Binaural beats are special audio programs that help with mindful meditation. These special audio tracks use specific frequency differentials between audio channels to cause your brain to hallucinate an audio beat. This beat helps to synchronize your brain waves into relaxing theta states.
For more information on how mindful meditation can help you to overcome an addiction, please contact Dr. Leeds.
Both the monthly Sublocade injection and the sublingual Suboxone films and tablets contain the drug, buprenorphine. Buprenorphine is a mixed partial opioid agonist/antagonist. This means that the drug both activates and blocks the opioid receptors. Sublocade provides reliable coverage with a monthly shot. Suboxone is an affordable alternative.
Rehab is an expensive way to treat drug addiction. Staying for a month in a residential rehab facility can cost as much as $30,000, or more, for one month of treatment. A better option is to see a concierge addiction treatment doctor. The success rates are higher with personalized care.
The Sinclair Method, or TSM, is a harm reduction protocol that helps people to drink less alcohol. Whether the problem is an alcohol addiction or gray area drinking, TSM can help. By asking a patient to take naltrexone before drinking, they will be able to reduce their drinking gradually.
Gratitude is a powerful tool to help a person to stay drug and alcohol free. Recovery from addiction can be challenging, especially early on. Focusing on what we have to be grateful for in life is a great help in keeping things in perspective. Simply, keep a daily gratitude list.
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